GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

Random words

WordMeaning
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
mediateoccupying a middle position
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
havenharbor
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
trickleto issue or fall in drops
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass